Are you ready for the Future of Work?

Master Class // June 3-7&puncsp;2019

New technologies are driving radical transformation across all types of companies and industries, and are rapidly
changing the world of work, workers and organizations.

The world's leading tech companies are currently investing billions of dollars in Artificial Intelligence.
In China, the first robotic dentist has already completed its first surgery, and in the next 20 years, 47 pct. of jobs are estimated to be at risk of
being automated. In 2020, 43 pct. of US workers are estimated to work as freelancers and 82 pct. of today's youth have already used YouTube as learning platform.
In a future where technology is an integrated part of work – what will be the implications for people, organizations and society?

A specialized master class in Silicon Valley

Innovation Centre Denmark invites you to apply for the Future of Work Masterclass, a one-week intensive learning experience in Silicon Valley in June of 2019.

In collaboration with the world's leading tech companies and research institutions, we will explore the opportunities and challenges of new technologies on the future of work.

Be challenged on how the future of work will look like

The class will give you a deeper insight into the newest technologies shaping our future such as AI, robotics, blockchain, and VR/AR.
You will be challenged on how the future workplace will look like, and together with like-minded leaders discuss what implication this will have on people and organizations.

You will leave Silicon Valley with a new understanding of the discussions you need to have in your organization to be prepared for the future.

A learning experience together with tech pioneers

The class will be thought-provoking and reflective with focus on active learning, hands-on application and experimentation.
It will involve discussions and networking with Danish peers and leading American technology pioneers.
We are already talking to Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Stanford, Berkeley, Udacity and Institute of the Future.

The class will explore three themes

Emerging technologies behind the buzzwords

What are the emerging technologies that will have an impact on the future of work? What are the leading tech companies of
Silicon Valley working on? What does it all mean behind the buzzwords, and what are the implications to your organization?

The implications of technology on people and employees

How will new technologies change how people think and behave in the future? What employee skills and tools will be valued?
What are the employees of the future expecting from their workplace? How will different generations react and adapt to technology changes?

The role of future organizations and society

What are the new challenges for businesses and leaders in the future of work? How can organizations better use new technologies
to develop their business? What are the responsibility of organizations and society in a future where technology knowledge-levels
differs across generations?

A class for Decision Makers and Leaders

The Master Class is for decision makers and senior leaders who work within the fields of business development, strategy,
industry policy making, leadership and recruitment. It is intended for you who want to help shape your organization's future.

The program

The Master Class will be take place in Silicon Valley between June 3rd and June 7th 2019.
Each day will focus on different themes of the future of work, with a mix of keynotes, engaging discussions,
collaborative case work and experimentation. Names of speakers will be announced countinously here and on our social media.

Meet the experts from last year's master class

The speakers for this year's Master Class will be announced shortly.

Gary A. Bolles

Chair for the Future of Work, Singularity University

Gary A. Bolles is an internationally-recognized expert on the future of work and the future of learning. As Chair for
the Future of Work for Singularity University, he leads the organization’s efforts to empower a global
community with the mindset, skillset, and network to create an abundant future of work and learning. In the seismic transition
to what Bolles calls the digital work economy, individuals, organizations, communities, and countries all need to develop a shared
understanding of the dynamics of disruptive change, collaborate on the development of effective strategies, and ensure that all
people have access to meaningful work and lifelong learning opportunities.

Chris Farinacci

Head of Business at Asana

Chris Farinacci is head of business at Asana, leading the company's business growth and go-to-market efforts,
including sales, marketing, business development and customer operations. Before joining Asana, Chris led global
marketing for Google’s enterprise and education businesses, responsible for helping scale it to a multi-billion-dollar
business. Prior to Google, he’s had diverse leadership experiences in the enterprise software industry including CMO of Hara, VP of
Application Marketing at Oracle and Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Agile Software. Chris holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Stephen Kosslyn

CEO & Founder Foundry College

Stephen M. Kosslyn is the Founder, President and CEO of Foundry College.
Prior to that, he was Founding Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute.
He previously served as Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
after having been chair of the Department of Psychology, Dean of Social Science, and the John Lindsley Professor of
Psychology at Harvard University. Kosslyn's research has focused on the nature of visual cognition, visual communication,
and the science of learning; he has authored or co-authored 14 books and over 300 articles on these topics.

Stephane Kasriel

CEO at Upwork, Co-chair World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Gender, Education & Work

Stephane Kasriel is in a unique position to share his perspective on future trends — from global forces
impacting the job market and the rise of the freelance economy to how companies are changing the way they
build teams and the way education should evolve.

He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Master’s from Stanford in
Computer Science and a BS from Ecole Polytechnique in France. Harvard Business Review and Bloomberg View
have featured him on topics including the future of work, entrepreneurship, and how to strengthen our
global economy.

42 Schools

Disrupting engineering educations

42 Silicon Valley is an innovative engineering college in the San Francisco Bay Area.
As the leading college for software engineering, coding, and programming, we're disrupting
engineering education and tech talent pipelines in the Bay.

NO TEACHERS
– Knowledge these days is no longer solely transmitted in the classical teacher/student fashion.
At 42, there are no teachers, instead students have to learn themselves, be resourceful, and figure out how to learn.

NO COURSES. NO CLASSES
– Learning at 42 Silicon Valley isn’t restricted by time periods. Students have freedom to explore topics,
and while there aren’t traditional exams, students are graded by their peers.

Institute Of The Future

The world’s leading non-profit strategic futures organization

IFTF has pioneered tools and methods for building foresight ever since its founding days.
Co-founder Olaf Helmer was the inventor of the Delphi Method, and early projects developed
cross-impact analysis and scenario tools. Today, IFTF is methodologically agnostic, with a brimming
toolkit of foresight methodologies.

The core of IFTF's work is identifying emerging discontinuities that will transform global society
and the global marketplace. They provide organizations with insights into business strategy, design process,
innovation, and social dilemmas. Their research spans a broad territory of deeply transformative trends,
from health and health care to technology, the workplace, and human identity.

The Master Class takes place in Silicon Valley between June 3rd and June 7th 2019.

Price for attending the class is DKK 19 900 per participant (excludes flights, travel and accommodation).

The Master Class will hold a maximum of 30 people.

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About

Innovation Centre Denmark (ICDK) is a partnership between the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
We help Danish companies and research institutions in accessing foreign knowledge, network, technologies, capital and markets.

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